Java Web Console (Overview)

The Java Web Console provides
a common location for users to access web-based system management applications.
You access the web console by logging in through a secure https port
with one of several supported web browsers. The single entry point that the
web console provides eliminates the need to learn URLs for multiple applications.
In addition, the single entry point provides user authentication and authorization
for all applications that are registered with the web console.

All web console-based applications conform to the same user interface
guidelines, which enhances ease of use. The web console also provides auditing
of user sessions and logging service for all registered applications.

What Is the Java Web Console?

The Java Web Console is a web page where you can find the Sun system
management web-based applications that are installed and registered on your
system. Registration is automatically a part of an application's installation
process. Thus, registration requires no administrator intervention.

The Java Web Console provides the following:

A single point of entry for login
and the launching of browser-based system management applications

The Java Web Console is
Sun's current direction for system management applications. The console provides
a central location from which you can start browser-based management applications
simply by clicking the application names. No compatibility exists between
the Java Web Console and the Solaris Management Console. The Java Web Console is
a web application that you access through a browser, and Solaris Management
Console is a Java application that you start from a command line. Because
the consoles are completely independent, you can run both consoles on the
same system at the same time.

Single sign-on through a secure https port

Single
sign-on in this context means that you do not have to authenticate yourself
to each management application after you authenticate yourself to the web
console. You enter your user name and password just once per console session.

Dynamically organized and aggregated
applications

Applications are installed and displayed
on the console launch page under the category of management tasks that is
most applicable.

Categories include the following:

Systems

Storage

Services

Desktop applications

Other

A common look and feel

All web console applications use the same user interface (UI) components
and behavior, thereby reducing the learning curve for administrators.

Java Web Console Management Commands

wcadmin – Starting
with the Solaris 10 11/06 release,
this command is used to configure the console, and to register and deploy
console applications. For more information, see the wcadmin(1M) man page.

smreg – If you are not running at least the Solaris Express 5/06release,
this command is used to register all console applications.

,
use this command only to register legacy applications that were created for
a version of the console that is not at least Java Web Console 3.0.

The commands are used to perform various tasks that this chapter describes.